HOBOKEN - A Hoboken educator has received the honor of Hudson County's Teacher of the Year.

Mark Mautone's special needs class at Wallace Elementary School is primarily made up of six preschool-aged children with autism. He also leads the district's Applied Behavior Analysis Program and uses those principles when educating his students.

Mautone developed an app five years ago to assist in teaching his students not only academics, but life and social skills as well.